The Breakfast Club - State of the Culture Interview and more

Episode Date: March 6, 2020

Today on the show we had the cast of State of the Culture ( Joe Budden, Eboni K. Williams, Remy Ma, Jinx) stop by where they spoke about the dynamic of the show, trending topics and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to a escaped inmate who was found In a restaurant eating lunch shortly after his escape. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast

Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on.

So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you love to hate. I get more nervous in this room than anywhere else. It's on your radio right now. Do you know how to pop that coochie for a game? There you go. It's the world's most dangerous one to show. Got the cameras, I'm out of here. What kind of show is this?

Let's not listen to this show. The Breakfast Club. With DJ Envy. The captain of this bitch. With Angela Yee. The only one who can keep these guys in check. With Charlamagne Tha God. I'm a lovable asshole.

And this is The Breakfast Club, bitches! Good morning, USA! Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, room. Oh, yeah, yeah. We good in this room. Well, you don't know yet. Does anybody feel under the weather? No, I'm good. I don't know. It might be my anxiety. I've been feeling under the weather since I heard about it, I'll be honest with you. As soon as I read what the symptoms were, I felt like I was dealing with it, though. Yes. I'll be honest with you.

So another case has hit New Jersey. One case has hit New Jersey, confirmed, right? Eleven in New York. And I read a story yesterday where they said that they're, and you know, we're saying that, you know, for everybody listening to us in other markets, because we broadcast in New York. Right. But I read a story yesterday where they said they might're, and you know, we're saying that, you know, for everybody listening to us in other markets, because we broadcast in New York. Right. But I read a story yesterday where they said they might close down New Jersey schools, potentially. Well, they've already closed down

schools in Washington, and some cities in Washington, some of the schools are closed. So, a lot going on. I'm not going front. I have a lot of anxiety. My kids haven't seen school in the last two days, three days. I'm not going front. I don't even know if I'm going to let them go to school today. I'm just, hey,

I'm a parent. I mean, at the end of the day, there's really nothing you can do except for, you know, take the measures. You know, wash your hands. Sneeze in your arm. There's nothing really you can do. If you get it, you get it. I went to the Brooklyn Nets game yesterday. You know how they're telling the NBA players to just fist bump? Yep.

So everybody was just fist bump? Yep. So everybody was just fist bumping yesterday. Nobody was shaking hands or anything. It was a, some people were just doing an elbow bump even. Yeah, well, they say that

the person that contracted it in New Jersey had contact with one of the 11 people that got it in New York. So. Right. Hey. And you don't want to play with it

for everybody out there that's saying stuff like, oh, this is a hoax. Little jokes and stuff. You know. I mean, listen, it could be. But guess what? I'm not taking no chances because coronavirus might just want to show you he ain't no game. You know what I mean?

He might pull up on you like, hey, I just want you to know I'm real. I believe him. Someone also died in California. They've declared a state of emergency there. A whole state of emergency? Yeah. Because one person died? Yeah, their first death.

Now, was he somebody that was sick? Did he have respiratory problems? Or was he just, you know? Well, we're going to talk about it during front page news. I don't want to give everything away. I wonder what makes it a state of emergency. Because, I mean, it's other things out there that cause people to die. So if one person dies from something, why is that considered a state of emergency?

I don't know. Well, that person was on a cruise. They said if the snow's too bad, sometimes they call it a state of emergency. But usually when they do a state of emergency like that, they want people off the roads and not driving. And activate certain agencies. Right, so, yeah. Well, it's affecting a lot of things south by southwest. I'm sure you heard about all the huge corporations pulling out of that festival.

Because that's happening, like, next week. Yeah, next week. Next week, Thursday, I was supposed to go out there. All right, well. Oh, and since I was at the Brooklyn Nets game, Sadra says hi. She heard a shout out. She works for the Brooklyn Nets.

Hey, Sadra. She got a promotion yesterday, and she gave me hoodies for you guys. Okay. To have. So I went there. They have these new Kings of New York Nets 2020.com hoodies. Okay. As you get ready for the next season.

So one for Envy, one for Charlamagne. And they said, if you guys for next season want courtside seats to any game, you get to choose a game that you would like to go to. What next season? For the next? For coronavirus? For the next? You got Trump this year. That's what she said.

Y'all making plans for next season? Yeah, for next 2020. Because y'all might want to pick a game that's a popular game. Okay. But you know what? Who make, and I hate to think about money at a time like this, but whoever can do an instant coronavirus test, you will make billions.

Because there is no instant. You got to wait two, three days, right? You got to wait two, three days for the results. So there's no way of telling. For those two, three days, if you don't quarantine yourself. Why would I be in a rush to know I got coronavirus? So that you can start. So you don't spread it to, three days, if you don't quarantine yourself. Why would I be in a rush to know I got coronavirus? So that you can start. So you don't spread it to your family.

Yeah, so you can get quarantined yourself. They said by the time you got, you don't realize you got it until you got the symptoms, right? Not necessarily. I haven't heard nobody getting pre-checks and be like, oh, you're pre-diagnosed for coronavirus. No, not a pre-check. He's saying once you have it. Yeah, like if you have, if you're coughing and you have flu-like symptoms, you can check yourself. Don't go to the doctor.

You have to cough first because they don't want you to spread it. So that way if you're at home, you can check yourself for it so you know to quarantine yourself and not go anywhere. Don't they have an instant HIV test now where you can swab or something like that? It's old. It's been around. I will say this. By the way, we're doing HIV testing at the juice bar on Saturday, and you'll find out on the spot. Good segue. One thing we know about the coronavirus, this too shall pass,

just like all the other diseases that have come and gone. That is true. We just hope that we don't pass with it. We make it through. That's right. All right, well, let's get the show cracking. Now, the cast of State of the Culture will be joining us this morning. Who's the cast of State of the Culture?

That's Ebony, Jinx, Joe Button, and Remy Ma. Ebony K. Williams, Remy Ma, my frenemy Joe Button, and Jinx. We'll be kicking with them this morning. Let's get to cracking. Let's get to cracking. Let's get the show cracking. Front page news we'll be talking about. We are going to be talking about more coronavirus updates. We'll give you what's happening

across the nation and across the world. Let's do that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get some front page news. Where we starting with Yee? Well, let's start talking about coronavirus. Now, after their first death from coronavirus, California has declared a state of emergency. That person did go on a cruise, a Princess cruise ship that departed February 10th from San Francisco and went to Mexico and returned February 21st.

That person had been placed in isolation, tested positive on Tuesday. They first developed symptoms while on the cruise and continued to show symptoms while traveling through the port of San Francisco. They called 911. They were transported by the hospital. And then they tested positive on Sunday. They tested on Sunday, returned positive on Tuesday,

and then died Wednesday morning. So that's what happened in that situation. Now, California has 36 cases of coronavirus, and that's that one death that did happen. So that's why there's now a state of emergency there. I'm going to tell you something, man. If I see you with a runny nose, you cough and you're sneezing, I'm treating it like you got coronavirus. Well, let me tell you what to do and how to tell if you have coronavirus.

If you have a fever, a cough, a runny nose, any type of symptom similar to the common cold or the flu, but you feel like you can manage it yourself with over-the-counter drugs, then they said if it wasn't for coronavirus, you wouldn't see a doctor, don't go see a doctor. They said just quarantine yourself, treat it at home. Yeah, but how do you know if you have the corona? You might not, or you might, but

here's what they said. If your symptoms are more severe, if you have a fever that won't go away, shortness of breath, if you're extremely fatigued, then you call the doctor. And they said if you don't want to go and go to the emergency room, because if you don't have it, you could end up getting it. And if you don't have a fever, they said you probably don't have the coronavirus. But they said the problem is that you don't want to go there.

You don't want to flood emergency rooms like you would if you had the common cold. Because most of the cases people aren't dying from, you can treat it. And how do you quarantine yourself at home when you got a wife and kids? How do you quarantine yourself at home when you got pets? Because pets catch you too. Right. How do you quarantine yourself at home? Stay in one room until people don't come near me. That's very hard to do.

When you got a one-year-old and a four-year-old at the house. They don't understand that. My three-year-old's the boss. She does what she wants to do. You better hide and close that door because you don't want to get them sick. Then they think you're playing hide-and-go-seek. They're really trying to find you. Trying to find that corona. Where's daddy?

Where's daddy at? Well, right now there's 159 cases of the coronavirus across the United States. Texas and New Jersey have identified their first presumptive cases of the coronavirus, according to authorities. So those are the updates. Amazon is recommending all Seattle employees work from home until the end of the month. Right now, the U.S. has only been able to perform about 3,600 tests so far. So we don't even know really for real how many people do have it.

Because there might be people who have it who haven't gotten tested. 1,000 New Yorkers are being asked to self-quarantine. Facebook did close an office in Seattle. And a New York school district in Mount Vernon is closing all of its schools and all of its offices until March 9th. Now, South by Southwest, we told you that's going to be happening. That's supposed to be happening. And right now they are still saying they're on board March 13th to the 22nd. But a lot of companies have pulled out.

Netflix was the second company to pull out of South by Southwest yesterday following Apple. And the two companies are not the only ones who are quitting the festival. Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Vivo, Intel, China Gathering, Mashable, TikTok, Latinx House, all of them have all dropped out in recent days as well. Damn, I might need to cancel my panel then. A lot of people are going to lose

a lot of money out there. I got to panel that South by Southwest. Me too. Might not be anybody there. Jesus Christ. Alright. Well, everybody take more Seamoss. Drink more by Southwest. Me too. Might not be anybody there. Jesus Christ. All right. Well, everybody take more Seamoss. Drink more ginger shots. Goodness gracious.

That is front page news. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up right now. Maybe you had a bad night, bad morning, or maybe you feel blessed and you want to spread some positivity. 800-585-1051. Spread love, not the coronavirus. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired, depressed, a little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this.

It's surprisingly easy. There's 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition.

The Waikana tried my country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a racket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, guys.

I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real inspiring stories from the people, you know, follow and admire join me every week for post run high. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's

lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to post run high on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. So, y'all, this is Questlove, and I'm here to tell you about a new podcast I've been working on with the Story Pirates and John Glickman called Historical Records. It's a family-friendly podcast. Yeah, you heard that right. A podcast for all ages. One you can listen to and enjoy with your kids starting on September 27th. I'm going to toss it over to the host of Historical Records, Nimany, to tell you all about it. Make sure you check it out.

Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand-new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history, like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it.

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You better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Phil. What's going on, y'all? Hey. What's up? What's happening, cuz?

What's going on, King? How are you? Good morning, Ed, Billy. Good morning, y'all. I'm good. I'm good. We out here. I just wanted to give a shout out to y'all because I listen to y'all every day while I'm doing my work.

What do you do for work? I just wanted to give a shout-out. I unload trucks. That's dope. Right there. That ain't whack. What you mean? Job is job, brother.

Yeah, you're right. But I just wanted to give a shout-out to my fiancée. We're getting married on April 18th. Bless her. Congratulations. You know, I'm ready. I'm blessed, black and holly. Like Charlamagne was saying. I love you guys.

We appreciate your service at Dollar Tree. Hello, who's this? This is SP. What's going on, guys? What's up? Get it off your chest. I'm tired of hearing about this coronavirus. Y'all keep on talking about who's dying. Tell me who's living. We ain't saying nothing about nobody dying. Tell me who's living. We ain't say nothing

about nobody dying. We just say people sick. Yeah, people getting sick and y'all say people keep on dying. I don't want to hear that. I want to hear like, oh, 35 people survived

after this. Well, we actually said a lot more people. I don't care about that. We actually said a lot more people are living. That's why you shouldn't just go to the hospital if you have the symptoms,

but it's not that severe. I think about, I think like, oh, I think things are consistent. Okay. If I keep on hearing about this corona, I might think I got it. That's called being a hypochondriac. I know the feeling. I did read a story yesterday that said a 90-something-year-old woman recovered from coronavirus. I did read that yesterday.

I get what you're saying. Yo, put that on the air. Talk about that. I don't want to hear about nobody dying no more. Well, sir, we did say that if you have those symptoms and you feel like it's a common cold or flu, but you do have coronavirus, that you can be okay. Bro, I hear something in your voice. It's just that be okay. Bro, I hear something in your voice. I hear something in your voice. You should go check it out.

And we try to give you tips. You all going to stop making jokes about coronavirus. No, we're not. We're going to laugh all the way through this. I don't want to drink Corona no more. Listen, you know you can't fart in your clothes either. They said farting in your clothes helps spread it. What?

Yeah, man. It's crazy out here, King. What are you on show, man? Don't talk about farting in your clothes and stuff. All right, man. I'm just trying to help you out, bro. Hello, who's this? Yo, this is DC calling from Columbus, Ohio, bro.

What's going on? DC, what up? DC should be calling from DC, but what do I know? Nah, nothing. Anyway. bro what's going on dc what up dc should be calling from dc but what do i know nah nothing anyway uh so uh they canceled the arnold classic out here in columbus bro what is that you're talking about we know what that is well yeah the arnold classic pretty much just like where everybody comes from all around the world pretty much show off their little bodybuilding. Oh, bodybuilding, weightlifting. Yeah, pretty much all that.

And they canceled the whole thing. You sound disappointed that you're not going to get to see them oily, sweaty, muscle-bound men. I mean, you know, at first, honestly, I wanted to get myself together this year. You know what I'm saying? I finally took it upon myself to get more healthy. And then all this corona shit is going on, and I don't know what to do now. Excuse me. Oh, so you, you mean you got diesel.

You took some steroids to be in the Arnold event. And what you saying? I'm not in the event. I just wanted to go that work. Cause this is like a network. You wanted to go see them muscle bound, sweaty men. I understand. Hey, I'm just saying.

You the one disappointed. Man, so? I mean. Goodbye, man. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Wake up. Wake up. Wake your ass up. This is your time to get it off your chest. Hello, who's this? This is Danita. How are you? Hey, Danita, get it off your chest. So, I have a co-worker.

The co-worker is going on a cruise ship to Mexico. Now, I'm typically up early, and I was listening to the radio, and I overheard you guys saying that the guy, now I know it was a 70-year-old man, who went on a cruise ship to Mexico when he died. So now I feel some type of way about her going on this trip. Oh, man, I don't even know what to tell you, because these cruises right now, you know, it's a little iffy.

And that's what I'm saying. I feel like we should be able to. Now, there's a lot of underlying issues. Another thing is that I'm the only woman of color at this firm, right? So there's some issues there, too, because I feel like I'm the only one that's freaking out and everybody's just okay with it. But I'm not. Like, you know, now there's a death and we have an issue here. Wow.

I don't know what to tell you. She shouldn't be allowed to go, in my opinion. She shouldn't be allowed to go, in my opinion. She shouldn't be allowed to go? Well, maybe she can probably. A lot of places are letting you postpone trips right now with no fees. So what, so how should we go about telling her that? Because I'm here with her higher up, but I don't know

how to say it. I think you should just have a conversation with her the same way that people are canceling like these large events like South by Southwest. You should tell her, like, look, I don't know if you should go out the country. Better safe than sorry. Because truth be told, she might get quarantined. I saw a video the other day that had a bunch of people

on a cruise ship going stir crazy because they've been quarantined there for so long. So why risk it? Why go out there and get stuck? You know what I mean?

Exactly. We're a firm of all women. Like I said, I'm the only woman of color, but we're all women and we all have children. Right. And nobody else

is freaking out about it but me. So I'm not coloring. I'm else is freaking out about it but me. So I'm not questioning my blackness, but I'm questioning a little bit of what they got going on. Why is nobody freaking out but me? No, if she goes, you just make sure she can't come back until she gets tested. Actually, I think that's a good idea.

I'm going to talk to her about it that way. You know, I heard a story about a person who went on a cruise and when they came back from the cruise, their place of employment just told them to stay where the hell they at. You know what I'm saying? That's smart, yeah. Make sure they good, because you don't want to affect the whole place of employment. Yeah, so if she goes, she takes the risk, but, you know, I wouldn't let her come back to the job until she gets tested. Hello, who's this? Good morning. Good morning.

This is Willie from Florida. Hey, Willie from Florida. Get it off your chest. I just want to spread a little positivity. You know, lately I've been dealing with depression. I finally came back to my family. Talked to my dad, my brother. He wasn't going right. So my brother, being who he is,

he reached out to a couple people, helped me get a job. I'm not just working for a paycheck. I'm working to achieve a goal. He just told me never give up. And by me not giving up and me wanting to achieve my goal, the dream, and with a little help, it's finally happening. And I would also like to thank you guys for being honest with you every morning and y'all always being positive and encouraging.

I want to thank you guys for that. That's the only thing I heard. Yeah. You're welcome. I think he said he came out and he was a little depressed and his family's riding with him, right? Did you say that? Oh, you gay?

Oh. Oh, my fault. Where you get gay from, Indy? I thought he said he came out. That's what he said. Oh, he came out as depressed. Oh, he came out of your depression, man, Indy. Shut up.

His phone is all messed up. Nobody else heard what he said. Well, listen, my brother, I'm glad you got out of that depression, man. His phone is all messed up. Nobody else heard what he said. Well, listen, my brother, I'm glad you got out of that darkness, man. And you know what? Like, it's a process. You might end up depressed again next week, but just know that trouble don't last always. You'll get out of that darkness. Yes, sir.

I just want to thank you guys for helping me and my family because I listen to you guys every morning. And I just like the things that you tell people that I'm dealing with the depression. What did you do? You started going to therapy or something? Got you. That's dope, brother. Always find somebody to talk to when you're in them dark places, man. Appreciate you, King.

All right, bro. Have a good one, man. Thank you, man. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. B, we got rumors on the way? Yes, let's talk about two women who found out that they were dating Drake at the same time and they're friends with each other.

Okay, alright. Well, we'll get into that next. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Who's gonna be the first person to put coronavirus in a rat? Sicker than coronavirus. Spreading like coronavirus. They already have coronavirus porn. Really?

Oh, I did see that. I saw Duval post that. What is coronavirus porn? I saw Duval post that. You're like people having sex quarantine. Oh, the hazmat suit. I feel him. I feel him.

My goodness. All right. I can see why they would do that. We all The Breakfast Club. Do you wear condoms when you got coronavirus? You got to cover everything. Yeah. You don't want to spread it to anybody else.

If you were quarantined with somebody else with coronavirus. But if you're both quarantined, you don't need to. Yeah. You got to wear no condoms when you're quarantined with somebody with coronavirus. Well, if you don't want to get something else. Maybe it'll offset it. All right. Well, let's get to the rumors.

The committee is exactly what you need for the coronavirus. Let's talk Twitter, my goodness. It's time. She's sp to the rumors. The committee is exactly what you need for the coronavirus. Let's talk Twitter, my goodness. This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, there's a new feature that Twitter is adding, and they start testing fleets, and that's going to actually start testing today. It's basically stories.

You can post photos, videos, and text. It disappears after 24 hours. And obviously we know about this from Snapchat and Instagram and all of that. So now Twitter's going to have this. You're late to the party, Twitter. Instagram does it better. All right. Pharrell has listed his house for sale in Beverly Hills for $17 million.

He bought it two years ago from Tyler Perry. And it's over 17,000 square feet. That's dope, too. Yeah, 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms. So if anybody's interested, it is now listed for $17 million. He bought that, like I said, for $15.6 million from Tyler Perry. Tyler Perry just makes money. Tyler Perry didn't buy it to live in.

He just bought it to invest in it. They said he didn't do anything, and he made it over a million dollars. That's great. What does interested mean? Don't call if you're interested. Call if you got the goddamn money. Everybody's interested. I'm interested. I'm definitely interested.

All right, a group of seniors at Princeton University are upset that Marshawn Lynch was selected as their class speaker for class day. Oh, they don't know what they got. Why? Right. So the reason, they wrote an op-ed in their paper, the Daily Princetonian. They said their main reason for being disappointed was because we did not feel included in the process by which the speaker was nominated and finally selected.

They also said they took issue with the idea that he was selected to represent the entire student body. There's nobody that's going to represent the entire student body, no matter who you pick. A little privileged, entitled kids mad that they not involved with the process. I got you something nice. They said, saying that Lynch has unapologetically embodied and advocated for our own identities and values without officially consulting us, the Princeton community is paradoxical and thus questionable.

You're lucky that Marshawn Lynch is even gracing y'all with his presence. Yeah, but you know how Marshawn Lynch is. He will be like, F y'all. Yeah, you little bougie brats. You know what I'm saying? All right, Claudia Jordan is going to be the new host of the Love & Hip Hop Reunion, so congratulations to her. Oh, that's good.

That's a good casting. Yeah, so she should have a great time with that. Dropping the clues, moms, for C-Murda. Claudia Jordan. She's got her show on Fox Soul. Now she's doing this. All right, Drake is at the center of this conversation between Melissa Ford and Takara Jones.

Now, Melissa Ford has her podcast, I'm Here for the Food. And Takara, who's a good friend of hers, was on the podcast. And they recall the time that they were both dealing with the same guy. She's telling me that we're dating the same guy. And you know what I said to him? What I said to her, I was just like, knock yourself out. I didn't have to have a conversation with him. I was going, I mean, I did eventually, you know, not eventually, probably like the next

day or something like that because he called me. I just want to finish it off with saying this, that there was no way I was losing my friends to this guy, no matter who the f*** it was. It was, can I say it? Hit it. Drake. Dropping clues bombs for Aubrey Graham. Drake was dating everybody, man. My goodness.

Never been a huge fan of his music. What? Come on, you lying. I never been a fan of Drake singing. I love when he raps. Okay, his singing, but she's like his raps. I love when he raps, but... I think women love when he sings, too. I like his resume. Clearly, Melissa and Takara like his resume. He's got a good resume. Him, French Montana.

Nah, Drake got it. Drop on the clues box for Drake. Drake moves like a rap star should move. Not even just a rap star, just a big single music star. What I do like about this story though, aside from Drake, is that Melissa and Takara were not going to let some guy

come between their friendship. And a lot of times women get jealous of each other. They fall out over a guy. I love the fact that she said, I was not going to let some guy come between their friendship. And a lot of times women get jealous of each other. They fall out over a guy. I love the fact that she said, I was not losing my girlfriend. I can guarantee you that Drake didn't want to come between their friendship either. Drake was not there for the long haul. That's the last thing he

wanted to do was get between their friendship. Drake don't have a type. Drake does not have a type. He goes left, right, up, down. In fact, I'm sure Drake said, we all friends, let's just all do it together. I'm sure he put that on the table as well. But I'm sure they both also knew that they weren't going to be in it for the long haul,

so why should I lose my friendship over some guy that's clearly doing whatever? Yeah, and by the way, Machine Gun Melly and Takara are OGs. They're much older than Drake. That was just a drive-by for them as well. Why does everybody murder with you? There's so much violence.

You called Machine Gun Melly, then it was... That is true. I do call her Mama. See Murder. What do you call Angela Rye? Angela Rye. AR-15. Goodness gracious.

Can't be some positive? See Love. I do, I do, I do. That is true. All right. Now, Angie Martinez, congratulations. Give it up for Angie Martinez. Angie Ma. She is the 2020... What you got for Angie Ma? I just call her do, I do. That is true. All right. Now, Angie Martinez, congratulations. Give it up for Angie Martinez. She is the 2020 commencement ceremony speaker for Rutgers University, Newark.

So she'll be delivering the keynote address. I dare y'all to act like y'all don't want Angie Ma to show up, Rutgers. Don't be like the little brats at Princeton, okay? Y'all got an icon in your presence. Shout out to Angie Ma. She will also receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree. That's what I'm talking about. She was chosen

by a committee of students, faculty, and staff. That's dope. Dr. Martinez. Yes, for influencing the entertainment and media space, but also for her philanthropy.

Can she get a doctor license plate now and park in doctor license plate spots? I don't believe so. Drop on the clues, mom, for the legend Angie Martinez.

That's why I know I gotta continue. Try it anyway. I gotta continue to work and I gotta continue to grow in this business because I've been on this radio begging for an for the legend Angie Martinez. That's why I know I got to continue. Try it anyway. I got to continue to work and I got to continue to grow in this business because I've been on this radio begging for an honorary doctorate from somebody. Anybody. I can't even get a free African-American studies degree.

I don't even want to be a doctor. Just give me something. That one school said they were doing, what school was that, the HBCU? Who? Who? I never heard this. Well, maybe they took it back. Don't worry.

When I put out my third book, I'm eligible for honorary doctorates. God damn it. That's when you become eligible? Yes. When I put out my third book, I'm eligible for honorary doctorates. God damn it. That's when you become eligible? Yes. When you put out three books? I think. Somebody told me that. Who told me you could do stuff?

So, Angie Martinez has three books now? No, she don't, actually. Okay. So, that doesn't make sense. I know. I don't know. All right. I'm Angela E.

I'm trying to make myself feel better. And that is your rumor report. When I put out my third book, I'm going to be eligible. I'm trying to make myself feel better. I don't know. Can I boost my self-confidence up in the morning? Okay. Can I make my self-esteem higher?

Jesus Christ. Okay. Alright. Alright, well, we got front page news when we come back. What are we talking about, Yee? Well, you know this story's been circulating about Honey Pot, right? And I know you guys have seen it with the founder Beatrice Dixon. Yes. And what happened was she makes products

for women, feminine products. Panty liners, pads, tampons, all plant-based. And she did an ad for Target celebrating who she is and saying that she hopes that this will inspire young black girls when you see somebody that's an entrepreneur doing great things in that space. Right. And a bunch of white women and who knows who else targeted her started giving her terrible reviews

and saying that it was racist. So she's going to explain her thinking behind that ad, why she's proud to be a role model for these young girls who get less, well you'll hear her tell all about it, but Beatrice Dixon will be here, the founder of Honeypot and she'll tell you what happened

and why she's so proud that all these women all these black women and other women too that support black and brown women rallied around her to make sure that her products stayed on those shelves, actually sold out. And, yeah, it's Women's History Month, guys. All right. Well, we'll talk to her next. They're on Front Page News. So don't move. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. E.J. Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We have the founder and CEO of the building, a special guest of Honey Pot Company, The Honey Pot Company. Yes. Beatrice Dixon. Welcome. Good morning, Beatrice.

Good morning. They trying to take a sister down, huh? I saw you all, was that yesterday trending, the day before? Yeah, the past couple of days. What's happening? Tell us what's going on. What white people we got to balk on? I'm always down to balk on some white people.

You know what? Before we get into that, let's talk about what the Honey Pot is. Because some people might not know about the company, why you founded the company, and why your products are different from other products out there. So the Honey Pot is a plant-based feminine hygiene company. We basically focus on everything that a woman needs for her daily and monthly health revolving around her vagina. Right. So it's external washes, it's wipes, it's pads, it's tampons.

You know, I mean, we've got like 35 products. We got 10 new products that are about to launch in Target. Vagina got to stay fresh. Yes. And happy. And happy. It is. I did a Tampax ad at one point, And I was saying that people were all in my comments

Like, oh you have to use the honey pot And I do have your products And I have used your products and continue to use them as well Thank you It's important for women though To understand the difference between Why it's important for this to be plant based So why was that important for you?

Well, for me It was of major importance because I, you know, I just believe in that. I just live a holistic lifestyle, you know, so, but when you're talking about your vaginal health or anything where you're dealing with the inside of your body, even though these are external products, you want them to be as clean as possible. Anything you put on your skin, anything that you eat, drink, as a woman, any kind of menstrual products that you use or feminine care products that you use, they should always,

always, always be clean because those toxins are going inside your body. Right? And you just want to make sure. I'm going to ask you a question. This is going to sound a little crazy, right? Oh, Lord. You know, there's certain products that is better for black skin than white skin or is your products better for black vaginas? No. It sounds crazy better for black vaginas no no no no i mean you you'd be surprised i pitched an investor one time and

and he asked me was this just a black product um the the answer to the question is no all vaginas all vaginas are typically have to be within the same pH range to be healthy. You know, so absolutely not. Our products are for every vagina. Even if you are a man who identifies as a woman or, you know, you don't identify with any gender and you've gone through a change, it's for your vagina, too. So it's for any and every vagina. Let's get to the goddamn s***. Why are the white people hating, Beatrice?

I don't think they're hating, bruv. I was listening to Leon Thomas on my way in and I think, you know, the creator has a master plan and I think that... I like that outlook. And I think that s*** like this happens because it's supposed to happen. Yeah, because a lot of us would never have heard of the honey pot.

It's been one of the hate. For people that don't know, because a lot of people don't know what happened. So basically, we had the opportunity, gratitude to Target I wanted to be that Honeypot has to be successful so that other brown girls or black girls that are coming up behind us or with us or around us, you know, so that that they can be successful. Right. Right. And when I said that. Cointelpro activated. Yeah. Yeah. But when I said that, my reasoning for saying that is because of the disparities that are happening in the venture capital world, right? You get 1% of funding. Bitch, we get less than 1%.

Black women get less than 1%. We get 0.06% of funding. I'm one of the 50 women, only 50 black women that have raised more than a million dollars. Wow. And the dollar amount that we're talking about of the share, this was back in 2018. If you look at the Project Diane report,

came from $425 billion. So 0.06% of $425 billion that was put out in the venture capital world. That's not even a crumb. That's like a speck of dust. That's why it's important for you to succeed, for brown girls to see,

yes, I can start a company. And for these venture capitalists to see, yes, a company can be successful and that's where I want to invest my money. Well, venture capital is business. Right? This shit isn't personal venture capital is business. Right? The shit isn't personal. It's business. If there's not enough black women-led

businesses going to acquisition, scaling their businesses, you know, Richelieu Dennis, you know, with Sundial, how often do you see that happen in our community? So you got New Voices Fund. Yeah, yeah.

We're a part of the New Voices Fund. But the point is, and that's one of the reasons why Rich Lou created the New Voices Fund, because this is a disparity. If we do not, if we are not selling businesses, if we are not scaling businesses, black wealth can literally die. Right. And so, you know, so that's the reason why we have to be successful, because we're a comp. Right. Right. If you're going to if you buy a house or you sell your house, you want to look at the comps in the neighborhood. That's right.

That's how this works. That's right. Right. So if so, if we're so yesterday. Yeah. But you see what I'm saying? If we're not successful, then the comps aren't there. Then venture capital is like, well, I'm not necessarily seeing brown girls selling a business for over $100 million. You understand what I'm saying?

So why should I put my money in? That's why people put money in your business. If they give you a dollar, they want back $10. They want back $100, $1,000. That's how this works. So you said that in the commercial, if they give you a dollar, they want back 10. They want back 100, 1,000. That's how this works. So you said that in the commercial, and then what happened? We've been inundated with, not inundated, but a little bit with emails. We've been inundated with social media posts.

Bad reviews. Bad reviews, but not on product, on that one statement. They said you were racist. They said that I was racist. And guess what? That's their opinion. They can you were racist. They said that I was racist. And you know, and guess what? That's their opinion. They can think what they want to think. I know I'm not racist.

So they're trying to get targeted and pull your stuff off the shelves. I'm sure that some of them asked for that. They called for, basically, for their people not to buy in and support it. And then our, you know, we didn't even really have to say much because our customers, they formed like Voltron and just got in there, you know.

And so not only did they reverse like a one and a half or two and a half star on Trustpilot, but it went to like 4.9 stars. You know, the shelves have just been you know ravished and you know everything's popping online and everywhere else so you can't let shit like this bring you down

you turn it into a blessing because it is a blessing you can turn anything that feels at the time like it might be a misfortune into a blessing somehow some way how can people find your products? If they want to find your products, they want to support. Where are your products that they can find and support?

The best thing I'll tell you, because we're in a lot of retail, go to our website, which is the honeypot.co. If you want to buy it online, you can buy it there. If you don't want to buy it online, you want to go to a store, go to the store locator, put in your zip code. It's going to tell you, but we're in Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Whole Foods, CVS, Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond. We're not in all of those doors. Urban Outfitters. We're in Urban Outfitters. We may be

in that banner, but we may not be in all the doors. Exactly. So you want to make sure that you go to the website, go to the store locator. You can find us on social media at TheHoneyPotCo. You can find me on social media. I am BDixon, B-E-A-D-I-X-O-N. And I love your attitude on all of this because I feel the same way in life.

There's no good or bad experiences. It's just one long process. And everything is part of a bigger divine plan. Yeah. The only place is here and the only time is now. There you go. Holy shit, let me write that down. That's a tweet later.

You know. Don't just steal her tweet. The only place is here. No, the only place is here, and the only time is now. This is all you got. That's right. Well, we appreciate you for joining us this morning. Thank you for having us.

And thank you, everybody. Please, thank you so much. All right, well, thank you,. That's right. Well, we appreciate you for joining us this morning. Thank you for having us. Thank you. And thank you, everybody. Please. Thank you so much. All right. Well, thank you, Beatrice Dixon, for joining us. All right. That's your front page news. Now, when we come back, the cast of State of the Culture will be joining us.

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or wherever you get your podcasts. DJ, MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy, we are the Breakfast Club. We got some special guests in the building. From the state of the culture, we have Jinx, Ebony, Joe Buttons. Don't read our shit. Joe Buttons. That's how you sound when you be introducing Joe Buttons.

No, don't read my shit. This is another edition of State of the Culture. Joe Buttons. Joe Buttons. Welcome, guys. I've gotten better. What's up? What's up?

I hate when you do it, by the way. You hate everything I do, though. Yeah. That is not true. We don't know how y'all feel about each other because y'all hate each other, but y'all love each other. It's weird. Charlamagne hates everything that I do, but he loves me.

Why do you lie like this? We're like the first cousins that are in competition with each other while being raised, while growing up. That's what we are. We're not in competition. Professor X, MS, we are. Shut up. Yes, we are. That was a lie. Joe, do I hit you up offline often? Who's winning?

We support each other. Yes. We're supposed to do lunch. I think that Charlamagne and I are powerful enough to do a lot of things together. Like lunch. The competition thing is friendly amongst us. But in the grand scheme of things, I think a simple coffee date between him and I scares people. That sounds crazy.

What the hell? I don't drink coffee. A coffee date. All right, well, get your smoothie or whatever the fuck. I thought Joe was getting way too much money. He would have a coffee date. He got on leather pants today. He doesn't need to wear leather pants.

He doesn't have to wear a hoodie no more. It's coffee. He's got several fedoras. Jodeci, forever my lady, huge fan. What? Huge fan of Jodeci. Oh, that's why you gotoras. Jodeci, my lady, huge fan. What? Huge fan of Jodeci. Oh, that's why you got the love of Jodeci? Yeah, that's all.

That's all, man. I woke up wanting to give him a little something. Growth is good, Joe. I think so. Yes. I respect it. Ebony, get Charlamagne like you said you was. No, I'm not going to get him.

Well, you said you hit him up offline. Yeah. So we were saying just before we started taping. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. So before we started taping last week's episode, just when I was talking

and it was like, you know, this is so, this has gotten so good, at least in my opinion. Like the vibe of us as a cast, the just whole way we're meshing and gelling.

It feels really good. I was like, I can't wait till we go on Breakfast Club next week and hear what Char thinks because when it was announced that I was going to be... You know who Char? Yeah.

Oh, Char. Char. Char. Uh-uh. Yeah, it's Char. When it was announced that I was called... That's great for our competition. Char.

Oh, thanks. Let's hear what Char thinks. Let's hear what Char thinks. That I was going to be the new co-host on State of the Culture. He expressed skepticism. I didn't like it. Really? Yeah, absolutely.

He did, Jinx. Tell us more. Jinx, he did. I didn't like it. I didn't think it would match. Why didn't you like it, Char? Why not? I don't know.

I just didn't think it would match. Well, what do you think now? I think it's... You thought we were too ghetto for her? No, not at all. I just didn't think it would match. I like it now, actually. I think it's a good fit.

And I don't want to say a weird, it's not a weird dynamic. It's just I didn't expect you. Unconventional. Yeah, I didn't expect you to be able to swim in those waters. So, right. It wasn't y'all he was questioning. It was me. I knew that.

No, it sounds like us. No. It's been points where you see the little tension, but it's not bad tension. It's just a difference of opinion. Remy and Ebony sometimes, slightly. It's a points where you see the little tension, but it's not bad tension. It's just a difference of opinion. Remy and Ebony sometimes, slightly. It's a whole lot. Really, it was just a 6-9 topic. It was just a 6-9 topic.

It was not the 6-9 topic. It was the snitch topic. The snitch topic. You have anything to do with 6-9. But I understood both perspectives. It just happens to be a snitch. Both perspectives were coming from the lives and the experiences that y'all both have. But you got to be careful When you say things like that

Because a lot of people Since she's been on the show I see And Just of course Social media Where people feel like You know

We have She has a problem with me Or I have a problem with her Oh it's another pretty girl So Rem is intimidated Or she's You know Then there's other people

Like oh now Light skinned girls on there So Rem gotta be Contaminated first Or she's not really That light skinned It's the lighting She's not that light really that light skinned it's the lighting she's not that light

lighting no but the funniest part of their room was they said that Aunt Viv did the seat like yeah no they didn't

no they didn't they were like yo she straight Aunt Viv did the seat on the shelf and you can't say they don't know

which side to put women against each other when you see things like this happening cause you don't see people saying oh look at Jinx and Jo they don't like. And you can't say they don't know which side to put women against each other when you see things like this happening. Because you don't see people saying, oh, look at Jinx and Joe. They don't like it. Like, you don't see that.

Yeah, but wait. Is it people or women that do that? No, people. It's people. Because guys definitely. I never put Remy and Ebony against each other. In that scenario, I'm always worried about Joe. Joe's always the wild card.

Why is he the wild card? Because he's Joe. Why do you think you don't know him? What did I? Because he's Joe. What did I say to you? What did I say to you? Did I say that to you? Well, in that conversation that Ebony mentioned, when she said what she said,

I said, Charlamagne expresses skepticism towards all of my ventures. Because of you. When everyday struggles started. And I was right. You were wrong. I was dead right.

What were you right about? You were wrong. I said Joe's not saying on this show. No, you said Joe would implode. Be clear. Let's be careful with narratives. That was not Joe imploding. That is what will be looked at

as arguably the biggest business blunder this decade by Complex. Oh, God. That wasn't Joe imploding. Mm-hmm. So the show ended. Oh, I'm sorry. Wait, is the show still going on?

It ended. Oh, yeah, the show is still going on. No, it ended. The show ended. Oh, yeah, I mean, it's still going on. They just had a moment. They had a moment with Birdman just now. I love Waino.

I love Waino, and I love Act. Act, they do a good job. They do a good job. And I appreciate the fact that that show is still on. Yeah. But it's different. It's different. Of course it's different.

It's like Royce's reply to Lupe replacing me in Slaughterhouse. Which I appreciate. It would be a different entity at that point. But I think he said it because, you know, you started off doing Morning and you left. Then you started doing... Morning when? Me and you, when we did Mornings. Then the rap...

No, when I went to bat for DJ Envy behind the scenes. You did? Talk about it, Joe. You did? Wait, what happened? Everybody goes to bat for Envy. So mad rappers be saving

their life. Now you're Joe Budden, Remy. I don't think Envy Express is dead enough on his daily show. Yes, he was, absolutely. Explain. You said was,

or like not anymore? He said was. She definitely said was. Yo, niggas can do here and switch it up. They start learning past tense shit. That's crazy. But anything I do, I call Joe. When I started doing housing, did I call you?

Yes, you did. And what did you say? You said Joe needed housing. Because I was like, yo, I'm doing real estate. I think you can make some money. I'm trying to get like a job. Envy looked out. Envy looked out when I needed a nanny.

It's a scam. You're going to go to jail. That's what Joe said. Yeah, I stayed away from that. But Envy looked out when I needed a nanny. Envy has looked out in relationship advice.

Like Envy looks out. So Envy was your nanny? No. So anyway, when they were doing Morning, they needed a new radio show, Morning Show, at Hot 97 back in the day.

It was, they were going through transition and they wanted to hire Joe. So Joe said, okay, I'll do it but only if I could bring Envy with me. They didn't want me but he brought me anyway. Wow. You didn't ever tell us that. Why did you believe in Envy in that way?

I don't even hear the gratitude in that voice. What? You just say it too cavalierly for me. Why did you pick Envy out of everyone? Because he's light-skinned. You like him light-skinned, Joe? No, Envy deserved a shot. Envy deserved...

That's not true. I mean, you haven't proven to us otherwise. I can show you my phone right now and prove it. Please don't. Okay, back to you. What were we saying? So that's what happened.

So they hired Joe. Yes. And Joe brought me along, and we did the show, and then. Envy needed a shot, man. Right. Envy needed a shot. Envy had earned the shot in my eyes. And if you were going to do something unconventional, which is what it was at the time, then let's

make it all the way unconventional. I think we brought in Ashy Larry at one point, who they hated. They hated it. They hated that. Because it's in Ashy Larry at one point. They hated it. They hated that. Because it's like Ashy Larry going to get on the NBA. But he didn't. It was hilarious. That smack fest, unconventional.

Right. Because we did a lot of things that you shouldn't have done. This is before the FCC. Is that what it is? Yep. This is before the FCC cracked down on what you could do. Yeah, that smack fest was crazy. But what you do with NBA is what should happen in the culture

if you really care about the culture. That's true. All right, we got more with the cast of State of the Culture. When we come back, don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy.

We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with the cast of State of the Culture, Ebony K. Williams, Jinx, Joe Button, and Remy Ma. Yee? All right, can I throw out some topics and see you guys' thoughts? Yeah. All right, Meg Thee Stallion, right now with her label deal. Yes.

Right, where she's saying that she wants to renegotiate her contract. So, as artists, as an attorney, as somebody who studies all of this in the business, what are your thoughts on who's right and who's wrong here? We're called Crawford and His Label with Meg Thee Stallion saying she signed this when she was only 20 years old. She's only getting 40 percent of the money. She has to pay her engineers, her producers, everybody else. And they get all her touring money and everything before she sees it. I'll start.

I think, no, because I really I find it fascinating. I think the case is really fascinating because like to the letter of the law, the record company is right. Like we in the law, it's called the Four Corners Doctrine, which means the four corners on the page, what's on the paper, controls. So according to that language, it is what it is. This is a terrible deal. But I think Meg had a victory in court where the judge basically said that they're not going to be able to hold her back from releasing music. And that they cannot retaliate. Temporary restraining order.

That's correct, Joseph. And that they cannot retaliate against our social media so I think there's also just a notion of fair dealing right like that's just ultimately an underlying question and I think as we see this play out with Meg first of all artists are empowered and I really want our artists to speak to this in a minute

in a new way it used to be that the record companies held all the cards all the power and the artists were pretty much silenced and had to just submit to poor terms. The smartest thing Meg did was do the Instagram video

because, like, you got to tell it because once you tell it and you get a public narrative on your side, it can bring the company to their knees. Like a lot of people

have dropped that contract, though. No, it doesn't. People have been telling it for a long time, though. There have been so many artists that talk about bad contracts. After the fact, though? All the time. I feel like in 2020, you should not be getting jerked.

I think it's too much information out there. Joe, you signed a contract. I know you wanted to get out of it one time, didn't you? Don't bring it up. Don't say it. I signed five or six contracts in my career that I wanted. Every contract that I signed in my career, they were all bad. Right.

And, I mean, Ebony talks about how bad that contract sounded that you read about, but to me that sounds like standard. It is standard. That's fair dealing. Yeah, and because I'm an artist, you know, I don't know what's right or wrong here. I know traditionally in this business, you have to amend your mistakes.

All artists go through it. That contract is a mistake on the behalf of Meg Thee Stallion. On Karl Crawford's side, you're a brand new artist. You have yet to release your debut album. Who the f*** are you to want to amend a thing right now? Now, at some point in the future,

because we're friends or we have a relationship or, you know, I went through this where I was, I called Webb one day and said, yo, I want to amend some s***. He said, yo, why would I do that? I couldn't answer it. But there is a reason that Meg signed it.

We don't know what that reason is. $10,000. She clearly needed $10,000. She probably needed money at the time. She wanted a chance. She wanted an opportunity. She thought that was the way. I could imagine a world where the scope was a bit broader.

And the argument, though, just so y'all know, is that that's duress. Like, at some point, that level of limited sides of the equation, like what he would potentially or she would potentially gain on the record company side versus the very small relative other side of the artist's benefit,

the argument, legally, is the contract was entered into under a duress situation. I'm not saying that's the case here with Meg Thee Stallion, but that's how it would play out. And that's the case. Every artist is entered under duress. Most of them come from impoverished neighborhoods and from the bottom. I don't know too many. I could just do a handful

of artists that came in that already came from a wealthy family or was just in a good state when they started. I feel that that argument could be made, of course, the board for artists in general. But the issue is, what I think Envy said,

we're at a point now where it's just too much information out there. This argument has been going on forever. Bad deals, publishing, rights, percentages, things like that, where you shouldn't even be interested. But also, I was thinking, more so, she was 20 years old when she signed it.

Does that have any, you know, hold any weight on it? No. I mean, I look at it, too. It's like I'm not a lawyer or artist, but I just I'm in the everyday Joe. Right. And I'm watching everyone on social media comment on her, what she should have done, what she shouldn't have done. But these are people that press accept cookies

and don't read the terms of service on anything. You know what I mean? You know what they would do for $10,000? Exactly. So this is the everyday Joe's weighing on this situation while she's trying to speak her piece and make it public. I feel like let's watch it play out. I do agree that what you sign is what you sign.

That's right. No, there's no but. She should have read. Y'all don't read. This is what we would. That's right. But. No, there's no but. No, the but is that everyone's like, she should have read. Like, y'all don't read. This is what we would do on the show. In closing. No, y'all wouldn't close it.

In closing. Especially one of y'all. I would suggest to somebody, even if it's a bad deal like Ab said, because sometimes it's profitable to even take the bad deal because it's better than what you have at the time. Always try to keep the terms extremely short.

As short as possible. This way it's only one cycle or maybe two or just two years or something like that. So this way you're not trapped into something that's going on and on for a long period of time. Now, Joe, you went back on Love & Hip Hop. Why? And so did Remy. Remy's been there for the last couple years. That's Remy's s***.

Joe said, I'm not ever going back. You said, I'm never going back. That show was beneath me. That show was big. That s*** for clowns. Yada, yada, yada. I would have listened to all that. In his defense, I raised the stakes of the show a little bit.

You know, it's not just bad TV anymore. You can actually be on Love & Hip Hop and be Grammy nominated and have hit records while you're on there. So it's not just a graveyard anymore. And I'm pretty sure since his newfound success and all his other ventures, his bag is way much better than it was when he was on there before. And it feels good when you got to go back to somebody else and make them pay for all the past expressions. Yeah, but I don't want to see Joe getting yelled at.

I don't want to see Joe getting yelled at. I'm telling you, man, I wish I had a sister. Do you know why I wish I had one? Do he look like he can? Do he look like he can? You do. Okay. Hey, did I told you when we did that f***ing pull-up?

It ain't what you think. I don't want to see you pretending, though. But it's not pretending. Every time you see me, I'm just sitting here getting yelled at by somebody. Oh, I didn't see you. That is true. He's not mean. I've not said anything. You is true. He's not mean. Yeah, I didn't see you.

I've not said anything. You have not heard Joe's opinion, my feelings toward anything. This is not the Joe story here. No. So that was the reason the bag and... You told Young Bird

you got a million. You got an M. I know, and then you guys sat up here and made a mockery of it. For what? Loving hip-hop.

Oh, yeah, I believe that. Okay. Love their pants. Yeah, you got it. I'm more shocked about why Charlamagne doesn't believe that, and you're in the same business. Because I've seen Mona Scott Young's paychecks to people. People.

Okay, wait. Be clear. But part of what Remy is saying, part of what Remy is trying to tell y'all. I love my shucks. You want me to feel shucks. Hold on. Let me dress the golden child. Let me go and

f***ing compromise my contract real quick. Part of what Remy is trying to tell y'all is you guys are absolutely right. At one point, that was a s*** show with a different business model. And I think at some point Viacom realized that it took some years, but you could see the slow steps toward different implementation. Rem, Cardi.

There was rumors for years that they were approaching Jim and Chrissy to come. Jim actually created the show on the low. People don't know that. I would argue that Joe created it. I would argue it too. Joe who? Me. When he used to do his stuff on YouTube online. What are you talking about now, Joe?

When him and Tahereh used to do that stuff and follow him online. See, everything. Everything. What you mean? Everything. Everything. Jim and Chrissy actually went to Viacom to pitch the show with Mona. I know, and I think that you could pitch my IP to Mona.

No. That's crazy. Absolutely not. That's not how that works. But anyway, back to what I was saying. Over the years, they've made some changes. Remy's a big part of that. A few other people were a big part of it.

And I think the finished product you see today on the screen is just very different. And it's expensive. Every show I watch, I'm counting everyone's checks. They've eliminated all of the people who are paid in the bracket

that Charlamagne is speaking about. There is nobody on that show that's cheap. This is an expensive show now. All right, we got more with the cast of State of the Culture. When we come back, don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. on that show that's cheap. This is an expensive show now. All right, we got more with the cast of State of the Culture.

When we come back, don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. With us today is DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with the cast of State of the Culture,

Ebony K. Williams, Jinx, Joe Button, and Remy Ma. And Joe, how lonely were you when you made Pump It Up and talked about masturbation? I've been rapping that song for years and I didn't know it was about masturbation. That was a hard one.

I just want to know. Don't answer that. Where did that come from? That was a hard transition right there. In case y'all didn't know, Envy's role in this show is to transition to dick shit. There's something about you we want to give you on your way out, Joe. Yeah, right. I'm not taking it. I don't want to see shit. There's something about you we want to give you on your way out, Joe.

Yeah, right. I'm not taking it. I don't want to see it. That was a hard transition. How do you go to masturbation with a dick? Yeah, while wearing salmon. So back to masturbation.

They did Mornings together. No, you know what? Just Blaze. Yo, the legend of Pump It Up never dies. Like, sometimes when these stories come up, I'll be like, damn, man. Why can't Tipsy and J. Quan, all of those big records back then,

why can't they just keep doing this? Just please got to shut the fuck up, man. Jesus Christ. What's up with you, Joe? Because that's the bottom line to it. He got to chill the fuck out. I've told this story. I've never heard this story. I've never heard this story.

Somebody else has told this story. Listen, when I was 21 years old, 22 years old, I had no idea of how to create a record. I didn't know how to make a song. Right. I didn't know the construct. I didn't know what BDS and all of this s***. So there were a lot of, Pump It Up went through a lot of experimentation.

That's a good way to say that. And one part, talking about an eight bar verse, eight bar part in the second verse, in the pre-recording stages, it was my hand. Wow. And the point of it was, it wasn't about mess. It wasn't about, because women's too hard for this. It was my hand, and the point of it wasn't...

You didn't know this, man? It wasn't. I just heard this out last week. I used to sing this song. No, it's not true, because it wasn't about masturbation. It was just... It was like... It sounds like masturbation.

Instead of my jump off, it was my hand. It was not going out too much. My hand doesn't care. Don't mind hanging out with the fellas. No, no, no, no. It was a whole different... It was different. Like, was a lot too much. My hand doesn't care. Don't mind hanging out with the fellas. No, no, no, no, no. It was a whole different. It was different. Like, I erased the whole thing.

It was much worse than that. So this was a period of time when you were masturbating a lot, and then you put it in a song. I still masturbate a lot. Okay. That's my thing. Did y'all see the OnlyFans leak? Did y'all see the OnlyFans leak? Y'all didn't see the OnlyFans leak?

Do you have an OnlyFans account? No. Y'all too corporate now. Y'all getting too much money the OnlyFans leaks? Y'all see the OnlyFans leaks? You have an OnlyFans account? No, y'all too corporate now. Y'all getting too much money. OnlyFans, all the beautiful girls, they get on OnlyFans and do whatever they gotta do. The hackers hacked it. So you masturbate the OnlyFans is what you're telling us? No, I'm telling you that there were plenty of happy men out there

during the OnlyFans leak. Ah, okay. Because I told you it's not interesting from the beginning. No, pump it up. It's about masturbation. What the f*** are you talking about in here, man? This whole time I thought you it's not answered from the beginning. No, no. Pump it up. It's about masturbation. I don't give a f*** about what these niggas talking about in here, man. This whole time I thought

you were saying you had the only fans account of you masturbating. Angela Lee, we understand what you thought. Okay. So I have a question for you guys.

What do you guys think? You guys all watch the show, I hope. I know Charlamagne does. Envy doesn't really take me as the one that I watch. He's too busy like selling houses

with weird sheep people. And getting hair. Selling houses with big puns as Donnell Rollins says. That's what Donnell says. He's too busy, like, selling houses with weird-shaped people. And getting hair. Selling houses with big puns is Donnell Rollins. That's what Donnell says. He loves Madway. Donnell gets smacked. Tell him,

stand still. Watch it, toots. Watch it, toots. Watch it, toots. What are y'all, like, we're juggling with the idea. We feel like we

need a studio audience, or we would like a studio audience. Like, for someone who has a show where you guys sit here, and y'all are in y'all little cozy space in y'all room, like, what do you think about that idea? I don't know if y'all need a studio audience.

Only because I care about y'all opinions, and I think sometimes with studio audience, people start performing for the crowd as opposed to having conversations with each other. You think we care about what anyone... Well, maybe, I don't know. No, I might start performing. know. I might start performing. I'm like, all right, maybe Jinx.

We might get a little too crazy. How did this show start? How did it come about? How did this show come about? You calling me and saying, Puff, I want to talk to you. I just wanted you to tell that story. I see you.

I can tell it all the way. We all hear it. Crazy. You know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know,

you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, that's true. I was real appreciative for that call. And I got with Puff, and I didn't know the process would be so long, but it took a while, and that n**** perfection is like for real. But once we got it going, you know,

it contradicted everything that I had ever heard about Revolt prior to me being there. I had always heard, you know. What'd you hear about Revolt? We're not going to say too much, but one of the classic things in the street was... Well, no. Actually, similar to what Charlamagne expressed about loving hip-hop. You know, Revolt might not pay you.

I hadn't experienced that. Maybe heard they might not be invested. No, they're super invested. They go all the way there. That's one of the things that makes going to work feel so good. Not only is the panel amazing, everybody behind the scenes is amazing. Why did it turn in the photo?

Because originally I wanted Joe and Act to go to Revolt and do that. But Act didn't want to go. Oh, okay. I thought you were going to be pissed. No, Act didn't want to go. He was scared. Yeah. Yeah, okay. I thought you were going to be f***ed. No, Ag didn't want to go. He was scared. Yeah, he was. How do you think that panned out?

I think it's fine fact. I think him and Wayne don't make a better pair than you and Ag did because you are so overpowering. That's not really the question I'm asking. Do you think that his decision to stay long term in that company has diminished what he was doing independently.

Nah, because he's still doing it. And things might have worked out for him at Revolt. Who knows? You never know. I'm not acting the game now. You got to deal with Steve. He did. He did.

How did we end up at four? Oh, that was the question. How did we end up at four? Me and Puff fighting. Fighting for most. You wanted four. He didn't want four? You wanted two? The original idea was two.

Me and another person. Say her name. I didn't like that. That was a woman. Who was the other person? No, it wasn't a woman. At one point it was Azalea Banks for a second. Oh yeah, we were going to do that. We were going to do Azalea Banks. We were going to do Azalea Banks We were going to do Azalea Banks

That would have been crazy And in theory, what an amazing idea But that's what I wanted to create Something where you would say How long is that going to last? And that didn't pan out For whatever reason So then we said, alright, we need three

We need three And then when we were screen testing the three... Was I really not supposed to be on this show? S***. No, you weren't. No.

I keep telling you. I keep saying that. Folks are like, look, man, this dude is made up here. And the screen testing, and the screen testing, you know,

you could tell that, you could tell you needed four. And that'd be, that'd be the important part sometimes with getting companies to understand chemistry because you can't see it. But Puff is a creative.

In the screen testing, they realized that Rem is just like Joe. She just has a wig on. That's what happened. So it's like, we need four. I think we're going to keep her. Once the failure came, because I still wanted a woman, dynamic, blunt, like the qualities I was looking for. And Rem was already in our wheelhouse.

But it hit me after that. I was like, wait a minute. How can we convince Remy to give this a shot? I know. Lie to her. Tell her that this show is going to be about one thing and it's really going to be about something totally different. And once she's here, we'll pay her

the cheapest check that she gets out of all the checks she gets. But it's on time. She's going to love us so much that she's going to say. This is hysterical. I She's going to love us so much. She's going to sing. This is hysterical. I actually love going to work. Like Joe said, I love it.

She is black on. Black excellence. Yeah, that too. But listen, behind door number two, I'm hoping that we are so amazing and we make it so great that I can renegotiate. With my short terms that I made sure that was in there.

That part. Thank you guys for joining us. Thank you guys. Thank you. Hey, I don't want to... Thank you for having us. I want to thank y'all for y'all's service and tenure in this culture. It's been a long time, and I don't know if people give you guys your flowers

the way they need to at the end of these things. A lot of classic moments we've gotten from you guys. Thank y'all. Thank you. All right, well, thank you, guys. It's the Breakfast Club. Wow. Santa Claus.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get to the rumors. Let's talk to Tinashe. Listen up. It's just in. All the gossip.

Gossip. The rumor report. Gossip. With Angela Yee. It's the rumor report. The Breakfast Club. Well, Tinashe sat down and did an interview on the E!s digital series, Just a Sip. And she was talking about how she feels like she was pitted against other black women in the industry.

Who did they try to pit you against? Every black girl. First, it was like the superstars, which was like, whoa, an honor. But like, how are you guys going to pit me against these people? Like, it would be like Tinashe, the new Aaliyah, Tinashe, the next Beyonce. I would be like, you guys are setting me up. These people are icons. Then it was everyone.

It's Tinashe versus Jhene, FK Twigs, literally any black girl. Cassie, all the Whisper singers. Mic on. School me because I'm old. I don't remember any of that. I don't remember anybody comparing Tinashe to Beyonce. Well, she probably paid a lot more attention to it than you guys did because it was about her. I don't remember any of that. I don't remember anybody comparing Tinashe to Beyonce. Well, she probably paid a lot more attention to it than you guys did because it was about her.

I don't remember any of that. I don't remember Tinashe being compared to Beyonce, Aaliyah. I don't remember any of that. I don't know if it's really a comparison, but when people mention your name like, is she going to be the next this or the next that? I never heard that. Yeah, I never heard that either. That's not Tinashe. I just never heard

anybody make those comparisons. Right. Like I said, she probably heard it a. No, and that's not a knock to Tinashe. I just never heard anybody make those comparisons. Right. Like I said, she probably heard it a lot because it's about her. So you hear those things when people are talking about you, and you are the person they're talking about. You got to make sure it's not your friends saying that around you, too, now. All right. Now, Alicia Keys is going on a book tour in support of her memoir, More Myself, A Journey.

That book will be on sale March 31st, and she's doing an intimate forest city tour. It's going to kick off in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the day of the book's release. So, should be interesting to read. Alicia Keys never been up here either. Nope. It's going to detail her struggle with heartache, her challenging and complex relationship

with her father, her people pleasing nature, the loss of privacy and the oppressive expectations of female perfection some of which she put on herself. I wouldn't come up here either if I was Alicia Keys. Why not? She's way too classy for this show. What do you mean? I write Nick Cannon

in the meantime. You sounded like her just now. She scratches her words. What do you mean? She sings, fire me! Now I understand why she's not coming up here. Nick Cannon recently did an interview and he was asked about an update on the beef between Eminem and him. An update?

Yes. What update? The beef between him and 50 Cent and here's what he said. You know what? I've been waiting on this update. I didn't start it. He came at me. Wow. I just swing heavy. He probably thought you were going to stay quiet though. And that's the thing. And everybody's like, oh, you better not say nothing about it. Why not? Ain't nobody scared of him. Ain't nobody that's the thing. And everybody's like, oh, you better not say nothing. But why not?

Ain't nobody scared of him. Ain't nobody scared of 50 either. We just start like, let's go. So, you know, I match energy. So, I mean, however they want to see it. But I think it might have got a little too intense for them. So, he's still welcome on the show whenever he's going to get there. I didn't know I needed an update on the Nick Cannon M&M beef.

But after hearing it, I'm sure I didn't need an update on the Nick Cannon M&M beef, but after hearing it, I'm sure I didn't need an update on the Nick Cannon M&M beef. You just got one. It's too intense, guys. Stop it. Too intense? That's what Nick just said. He said the beef got too intense for them.

Okay, and Tinashe got compared to Beyonce, too. Everybody in their own world. It's cool. Nicki Minaj's husband, unfortunate situation for him. He was arrested. He is out on bail. He turned himself in to the marshals and pled not guilty

in court yesterday. They said he had to post a bond and he has to deal with some situations from before. He has to wear an ankle monitor. He also has a curfew. He's under pretrial supervision. He has no passport. He can travel only in Southern California. He cannot use drugs,

marijuana, or anything like this. And that's all because he did not register as a sex offender like he was supposed to in California. They said he was registered in New York State but had yet to register in Cali like he was supposed to. So now he's out on a $20,000 bond and he

is facing up to 10 years. That's horrible. He was convicted for first degree rape in 1995. He was 16 at the time. She was 16 as well. He served almost four years for that crime and after that been required to register as a sex offender. For over 20 years?

Mm-hmm. I don't think you ever don't register, right? Thanks. Alright, so he has another hearing scheduled for March 23rd. What did they do? I know they used to put signs in people's yards at one time. Did they ever do that? That was always... I've never seen a sign before. I just thought it was online.

I'll tell you what they do do. If you have, like, Experian or any of those credit check things, they send you alerts when somebody moves in your neighborhood that's a registered sex offender. That's wild. They give you the address, the name, the offense, and all of that. That sign is crazy. That's worse than beware a dog. That's worse than ADT. Like, you don't want that in your yard. Alright, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Rumor Report. That's worse than beware a dog. That's worse than ADT.

Like, you don't want that in your year. All right, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Rumor Report. All right, thank you, Miss Yee. Charlemagne. Yes. Who you giving that donkey to? You know, I'm going to be honest with you, man. As I even think about this donkey,

donkey. What? As I even think about this donkey, I'm getting hungry. But there's a man in Louisiana that we need to talk to. I understand why he did what he did, but it was dumb to do.

And that's what donkey today the Day is all about, giving people the credit they deserve for being stupid. All right, we'll get into that next. And ask Yee if you need relationship advice or any type of advice. You can call Yee right now, 800-585-1051. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

It's time for Donkey of the Day. Donkey of the Day, ask Joe, man. I'm a Democrat, so being Donkey of the Day is a little bit of a mixed up. So like a donkey. Donkey of the Day. The practice club, bitches. Now, I've been paying a lot of my 23 years, but Donkey of the Day is a new one. Yeah, it's Donkey of the Day for Thursday, March 5th.

Goes to a Louisiana man named Clement Smiley Leach Jr. He's 49 years old. Salute to Louisiana. I love Louisiana for a lot of different reasons. One of the main reasons is because I am what you would call a trans fat ass. I like to eat. I like food. Okay, I'm from Moncks Corner,

South Carolina, so that low country diet is in me. I like seafood. I like shrimp and grits. I like bowlberry biscuits from Bojangles. I like fried fish. Okay, I'm just trying to explain to y'all how much I love seafood. I like shrimp and grits. I like bowlberry biscuits from Bojangles. I like fried fish. Okay, I'm just trying to explain to y'all how much I love food because I'm hungry right now. Me too. Because the goddamn interns went for breakfast a couple hours ago and they're

not back yet. Okay? I'm saying all that to say Louisiana got some good ass food. Alright? The reason we love Popeye so much is because it's a Louisiana kitchen. Alright? Everybody in here has been to Louisiana and everybody in here knows how good Louisiana cuisine kitchen. Alright? Everybody in here has been to Louisiana. And everybody in here knows how good Louisiana cuisine is. Alright? Salute to everybody who listens

to us in Louisiana and Monroe on 100.1 The Beat. And Lafayette on Q95. And New Orleans on Q93, respectively. Drop on the clues bombs for all three of them. Okay? Louisiana, man. There's something about y'all gumbo. There's something about y'all stuffed catfish.

We're not even going to get into all the po'boys, okay? I'm painting this picture for you because even though I'm giving Clement Leach Jr. the credit he deserves for being stupid this morning, I feel him. Especially right now because I'm starving, all right? I get why he did what he did, okay? Well, what did he do, Uncle Charlie? He done got us hungry and we want to know why. Well, let's go to WWLCBS4 for the report, please.

An OPP inmate had been on the run after escaping from the jail on Lundy Gras, but his brief taste of freedom came to an end at one of the worst places in the city for a fugitive. In a city like New Orleans, where there's no shortage of restaurants, Clement Leach couldn't have picked a worse one. We probably get, like, maybe 10 cops average in a worse one. We probably get like maybe 10 cops average in here a day. We give them 10% discount. Kayla Philistrat was working the counter at Sammy's Deli on Elysian Fields Tuesday afternoon. Probably had two cops here, two cops there. But it

took just moments for U.S. Marshals and Orleans Parish Sheriff's Deputies to show up in force. They were there to take Leach into custody. The burglary suspect had been on the run since he escaped his job at the Orleans Parish Jail on Lundy Grove. They kind of just scooped him and took him out. I feel like he just knew he was caught. He didn't put up a fight or anything. Phil Estrat says the arrests didn't faze anyone in the restaurant. Well, being that it's New Orleans, nobody was surprised.

Everyone just kind of turned, stared at the situation, and kept going. Staffers at the restaurant say that even after Leach was driven away, the people he was at the table with, they had his food boxed up and left. We're going to come back to that. I want to talk about that last little part. Escaped convict, walked right into a restaurant where all the cops get a 10% discount. Bro, let me tell you something. I'm mad at him, but I'm not mad at him.

I understand why he did what he did, because first thing I did when I read this story was pull up the menu. All right, they got a devil-damned oyster po' boy that is battered and deep-fried at this place called Sammy's. Okay, they got a soft-shell crab po' boy. Have y'all ever had a soft-shell crab po' boy? Mm-mm. And it's described as gorgeous, double battered, and deep

fried. They got a seafood platter that is described as having a little bit of everything. Okay, shrimp, oysters, and fish. Do you know what a menu like that would do to me? I'm so damn indecisive when I go to restaurants, but that right there, when you just put it nice and plain, a little bit of everything, that puts everything in a nice, simple perspective.

Okay? The seafood gumbo with a Creole gumbo loaded with crab, okra, and shrimp. Look at God, white man. Tell him, Steven. Lord. Clement, I get it, King. But, bro, you escaped from jail in New Orleans, all right? If there was ever a reason for a man to use DoorDash, okay?

Uber eats. All right? I looked it up. Sammy's does catering. They would have bought the food to wherever you are. If you are an escaped convict, you have to move like an escaped convict. I don't know how an escaped convict would move because I've never been one, but common sense would tell me two things.

One, get as far away from the place I escaped from as possible. And two, don't go eat somewhere cops get a 10% discount to eat. In fact, don't go anywhere to eat. You're an escaped convict, King. Act like it. Now, in case you missed it, I know what you're thinking because I was thinking the same thing. Did he get to eat? Okay? Did he get to

order? Let's go back to WWL CBS 4 for the report, please, in case you missed it. After Leach was driven away, the people he was at the table with, they had his food boxed up and left. I don't see the problem. Snicket don't need this where he going. Round of applause to the good folks

at WWL-CBS4 for asking the questions, inquiring, hungry-ass minds like me wanting to know. Please give Clement Lynch Jr. the sweet sounds of the Hamiltons. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day.

Yee-haw. Why you ain't want to play Guess What Race It Is today? Too late now. Well, shout out to everybody in New Orleans. Again, one of my favorite places to eat. All of our favorite restaurants. Murrow's. Oceana's.

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Are we still getting breakfast? Let me tell you what happened. I don't know. Can I tell them what happened? No. Sure. You can't tell them what happened? We're out of time right now.

Oh. Don't mention names? Okay. I'm just saying, somebody bought us breakfast this morning. Right, right. So we ordered from someplace good. That's right. It didn't come in.

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It's time for Ask Yee. What line you want to go to, Yee? Line eight. Hello, who's this? Hello. Hey, what's up, bro? I was calling for some relationship advice from Angela Yee. Okay, I'm ready.

I'm a New York City police officer for the past 11 years now. I've been having some issues with the police department and, you know, the way it works and the way they deal with the community. And I've been feeling like I wanted to do something about it. I've been passionate about this, you know, hip hop thing. I was going to leave the department to pursue this music career. My lady said she loved the music. But when it's time for me to make that move, she don't want to support that move. You know, and I feel like if you support the music and you support me, you should support the dream.

What about financially? Are you able to take care of yourself or do you need her financial support as well? No, I'm able to take care of myself and my kids. Okay. All right. So the problem is that she's not fully on board with your plan, even though she says you have good music and she supports you as a person. Correct. You know, everybody that hears the music, they support it. I think it's really dope, and it can make a big difference. You know, she might be concerned about you, too, though.

She might be, but... It might be that she's concerned about you, you know, not thriving in the way that you think you will when you leave the department and some people... Yeah, but then you gotta believe in me and believe in the art. No, I agree with you. There's a balance. You know, you want to believe in somebody, you want to support them,

but at the same time, she might be feeling like, well, I don't know if that's a smart decision for him to make. So that doesn't necessarily mean that she's not supportive. Let's hear something. We want to hear you, Rodney. All right. This is quotas.

This is the whole issue I have with the department in the first place. They say it's no quotas. I say that's a whole load of bullish. The quote is infused in the culture of the police department. They're trying to weaponize poverty, and I'm trying to disarm it, and the rate is alarming. They tell you one thing when you train just to mess up your brain, even though the language has changed,

the content the same. They say it don't matter if you ride a summons or not, but when you walk in the precinct, they like how many summonses you got. And if the answer's a lot, then they give you your props, because to them that's the definition of a good cop. If the answer is none, I feel bad for you, son. They're going to make you wish you gave back that badge

and that gun. The window tactic is an open window tactic. It opened a window for them to... Yo, bro, you need to be stopped and frisked, man. For real, man. Rodney. You need to be stopped and frisked, bro. One second.

First of all, a couple things here. Why do you have to quit the department in order to do what you want to do? He can't put that out and still be a police officer. Why can't you make a change from within? He can't put that out and be a cop. They'll be on his ass. Like MV said, can't put that out and still, you know, be a part of the department.

And I feel like if I'm really going to change, I got to take away the restraint. You know what I'm saying? No. I can't have them in my financial future at the same time. No, we need people like you to care about us on you. But aren't there ways you can implement some programs, some community programs that will have better relationships? They don't give you that kind of authority, that kind of, you know, to really make that change.

They don't give you that kind of avenue, you know? And if I feel like, if I really want to make that change, and I believe in my heart, you know, I if I feel like, if I really want to make that change, and I believe in my art, you know, I want to take that step. Man, what are they putting in the Popeye's chicken sandwich? Why are black people so backwards? Now, let me ask you one last

question. This is crazy. You think that people will want to buy music, is it all your music about police officers and how they mistreat people? Is that really the focus of it? Yeah, it's about

the message. I wear my Black Lives Matter sweater to work every day against popular opinion. There's a lot of us that support the movement. It's not just we're not just all Look, Rodney, I think it's commendable that you are working on the inside and want to make some changes.

I don't know if this is necessarily what's going to do it. It won't change it, ye. Him quitting the police force to be a rapper won't change anything. It might be in his heart. You got to put that energy in it. If I believe it, I got to do it. But I will say this, because this is also a relationship question.

I don't think that your woman is not supportive of you and doesn't love you. She just thinks maybe that this isn't realistic for you right now. You don't give a pension for a dream? A rap dream? You might have some big plans, man. Rodney, maybe you could do some music under

a fake name. What your mother said when you wanted to do radio? Nah, nah. You know, I don't want to have that. I am who I am all the time. All I'm simply saying is if I got pulled over by you and another officer and a white officer was being aggressive

with me, I feel like you would intervene and tell him to relax and cool off. But maybe that's not in his heart anymore. He might not want to be an officer anymore. And that's a in his heart anymore. He might not want to be an officer anymore. And that's a whole other thing. Maybe you don't want to be an officer anymore. We need more of us in the police force. You're right, but if he doesn't want to do it anymore, it's not in his heart. You can't force him. He has to be happy at the end of the day.

But I will say this. Don't quit to be a rapper. Quit because you hate your job and that's not what you want to do when it's not in your heart. It's not about hating my job. It's not about hating my job. It's not about hating my job. It's about being effective and change. I don't feel like I can be effective and change with my job.

King, you're a cop. You can change things from within, but you want to quit being a cop to rap about crooked cops. You think that's going to bring change? I absolutely do. Y'all got to stop eating that Popeye's chicken sandwich. The streets ain't been the same since that Popeye's chicken sandwich been on the streets't been the same since that Popeye's chicken sandwich been on the streets, man.

Black people ain't never been wrapped too tight, but now this is just ridiculous. Rodney, thanks for being a great police officer, though, and being somebody that can see what's going on inside the department that's crooked and speaking out on it. If you was a bird, you'd be flying north for the winter. I appreciate y'all for giving a voice to the voiceless, and, you know, I'm going to keep going with my music thing.

And hopefully it reached the ears that it needs to reach. You don't have to walk into a doctor's office and ask for your foreskin back. Don't quit just yet. You're just backwards. It makes no sense. What if he's not happy being a police officer? He said he doesn't hate his job. He just doesn't like the things that go on that he sees.

And that's why we need more people like that on the police force. You can make change from within. Correct. I mean, if he hates it, then that's something different. But if he still enjoys it, then yeah, I agree. I feel like just put the music out in your uniform and everything. Might write me a little short film about this guy. It's like a police officer who quit his job because he wanted to make change in the police force.

So he decided to become a rapper and rap about how crooked cops were. Ask Yee, ARG 585-1051. If you need advice, call us now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Got me up. Get some real advice with Angela Yee. It's Ask Yee.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Ask Yee. Now, what line you want to go to, Yee? All right. We are going to line 3D. Hello, who's this?

Hey, this is D. I just told you that. What's your question for Yee? Okay, so my question is, what should you do about if you have an ex that won't leave you alone, and every time you go out together and you see him, he, like, makes a situation and tries to, like, comfort you and whoever you're with? All right, so you must live in a small town or something? Yes, I live in Charleston.

843, what's happening? Do you feel like it's dangerous? It's just to the point, like, every time there's a situation. So it's like I keep avoiding him. But then when I run into him, it's just always a problem. He has to, like, do the most in front of everybody. Like, what's do the most? What does he do?

Like, for example, a couple weeks ago, he had a whole person with him. I had somebody with me. He comes up, tries to start a fight with whoever I'm with, and reaches under my skirt and grabs my ass. What? Oh, girl, you need to get a restraining order. See, I hate to get, like, the police involved. Ah, ah, ah, ah.

He put his hand. He touched you. He embarrassed you in front of people, and that is a violation. He put his hand up your skirt and touched your ass. He needs to know that is not okay. You're right. You got to be serious about it. And let me tell you something.

That restraining order, I know you said you hate to get the police involved. Well, if he gets arrested, that's on him because he shouldn't be touching you. He shouldn't be having any contact with you. What if you're with somebody and a fight does happen? Then that's probably what he wants. Well, then he'll go to jail, okay? And it'll be his fault automatically. So I think a restraining order, listen, I had to get one once before.

Nobody ever wants to put somebody in jail. When somebody's disrespectful to you, your space, who you're with, I think you're going to have to do that. And then that's on him. If he gets arrested, that's on him. That means he did the wrong thing. So it's all up to him. Does he want to go to jail or does he want to stay a free man?

If he wants to go to jail, he'll keep harassing you. So in the future, do you think like, I mean, I'm avoiding him as I go anyway, but at this point, what should I do next time I see him? You should not speak to him. And I think you should seriously do this. That sounds like he's a he deserves it. Honestly, you can't you got to think more about yourself than the other person. You're over here feeling bad for him. You don't want anything to happen to him. He's not feeling bad about anything he's doing to you. I mean, you're right. I just keep trying to be the bigger person, which I mean, I am. This is still being a bigger person. This is still being a bigger person.

He violates you. So you let him know that's not right. That can't happen. And I'm not scared of you. You're right. I definitely feel like I should take some legal action. Yeah. Don't protect him. I really appreciate it. Alright, good luck, Dee. Thank you so much. Alright, have a good one. Ask Yee. 800-585-1051 if you need relationship advice or any

type of advice, you can call Yee. Now you got rumors on the way? Yes, we'll be talking about Ray J and Brandy. They were on the talk and of course they talked about Kim Kardashian but even more importantly, Ray J talks about trying to fix his marriage. All right, we'll get into that next. Keep it locked.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is The Rumor Report with Angela Yee. Rumor has it. On The Breakfast Club. So listen up. So both Ray J and Brandi were on the talk and they discussed several different things.

First of all, Kim Kardashian has been accused of cultural appropriation on many different occasions. And that's for wearing those cornrow braids, amongst other things. Well, here's what Brandi and Ray J had to say about that. I don't think that she's guilty. I think, you know, I definitely believe in that. But I don't think I think it's reaching a little bit. I mean, it's great. I love braids. Here's what I think.

Very, very, very cool. I got nothing but respect. I just think that if you're paying homage to another culture by rocking the braids, I think it's a compliment. Nice diplomatic answer. Right. I mean, look, people do love braids. You just can't act like you invented it. Yeah, it is cultural appropriation, let's be clear. But, I mean, she has the right to appropriate that culture.

It's just braids. It's just hair, people. Cornrows. I mean, because think about it. Black women wear blonde wigs and all of that kind of straightened out blonde wigs. So, I mean, what's the difference? But there are black women who do have straight hair and blonde hair naturally. We say that, but when you think blonde hair, it's associated with the kids from Yacoub's cave.

All right. So now Ray J also discusses his marriage. And here's what he has to say about trying to save his marriage or princess love. It's hot in the kitchen. You know, I watched a little bit of the conversation we had, and I'm still bothered just where we are. But God is working everything through. We're trying to address the situation you know what i'm saying and try to become a solution to the problem yeah life isn't easy but when you love somebody the ups and downs are fun and i love my wife and i just pray that things work out and i mean i'm not even trying to sell y'all the show

but i think you really should watch it because it's something deep. You're goddamn right. Fight for your wife. Yeah. Well, I do hope they work it out. They just had another baby. I don't like seeing stuff like that play out on TV, though. I feel like those conversations

should happen in the house. I understand getting the check and getting the money, but it just don't look right. Well, they have a whole entire show just about their relationship on the Zeus Network also.

But I do understand that they fix it and then they explain after they fix it to tell people what they did and how they talked their way through it. But now I'm with you. I think do understand that they fix it and then they explain after they fix it to tell people what they did and how they talked their way through it. But now I'm with you,

I think it's difficult to fix a situation when the world is watching. But you know, their whole relationship started on television too, pretty much. Yeah.

So that's what they're kind of used to in their relationship. This don't look real watching two people argue about their marriage and full makeup. Right.

He's stupid. Right, they do not be having on full makeup. Yes, he does. All right, now Chrissy Teigen is talking about her breast implants and getting them when she was 20 years old. She said it was more for a swimsuit thing. I thought if I'm going to be posing late on my back, I want them to be perky.

But then you have babies and they fill up with milk and deflate. And now I am screwed. She also says that she said, I think you're supposed to replace implants every 10 years. But when you have kids, you think about the risks of surgery. And I think this is not the way I want to die in boob surgery. She also says she used to weigh herself every morning, afternoon, and night. She said she would know what the scale said after every single meal. She did that for eight years.

Wow. And she had this one weight that she wanted to be at, but after having her kids, she said it took her a year to be comfortable with her new normal number. So, you know, she's always very honest and open about things going on in her life. So we appreciate Chrissy for that and also has a great sense of humor. She said she had her armpit fat sucked out too. Really?

Armpit fat? Now you have like that little fat by your armpit? No, I work out. I've never even seen that. I don't know what that is. I think a lot of women get that. Like if you wear something like a tank top and then there's like a little bit of, you know, whatever armpit fat. Flabby arms.

No, not your arms. It's right here. Oh, I get it. It looks like a little vagina sometimes. Yeah, right here by your armpit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen that. Right.

So she said it was a big secret when she did it at the time. She said, and then I had two inches to my armpit. She said, but now that fat is back. So she's got to go get liposuction again. Fat is back. But she said, look, it was easy. It made her feel better in dresses. It made her feel more confident,

but she doesn't have any regrets. Well, congratulations, Chrissy. All right, little baby has donated $150,000 to his old high school and created a scholarship. So that's dope. He went to Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, and the scholarship is named after his new album as well, My Turn.

Dope. I like to hear stuff like that. My Turn Scholarship. Alright, Rob Kardashian people, well people as in Blac Chyna, was trying to say that he's depressed and afraid to leave the house. Well, he is saying that is not true. He told Us Weekly none of that is going down. He is not

depressed. He is not afraid to leave the house. And he also said that she was carelessly playing with his handgun at one point. And, you know, all kinds of issues between the two of them over custody of their daughter, Dream. But I hope they work that out. And speaking of kids, Katy Perry is pregnant. She's expecting her first child with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. So congratulations to her. All right.

I'm Angela Yee, and that is your rumor report. All right. Thank you, Miss Yee. Revolt, we'll see you guys tomorrow. Everybody else, the People's Choice mixes up next. Get your request in right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Now it's Women's History Month. And who are we repping today, Yeezy? We are representing for Gloria Steinem. She's a feminist, a journalist, a political activist. She was a columnist for New York Magazine

and co-founder of Miss Magazine, MS Magazine. And she helped actually start the feminist movement back in the late 60s and early 70s. And she was one person that always talked about how black women are at the center of feminism. All right, well, let's get into it. It's Women's History Month, and we're celebrating the most influential women in history.

Check out this phenomenal woman. How much, how has the definition of feminism changed as far as you see it from the late 60s, early 70s to now? I don't think it's really changed because it's just the radical idea that women are full human beings. But I think now we're much more likely to realize how deep it goes,

to realize, to be really political for a moment, that controlling reproduction is the first step in every hierarchy, in everyitarian regime and every and that means controlling women's bodies so you know i mean it was true of the national socialists as they were called in germany it's true of groups here and i don't think we put that together i mean we thought that women's issues were women's issues, we didn't understand the connections to everything else. But how are men most helpful as allies in a time like this? Well, I think it's even more helpful to realize men's stake in it, you know, because actually, if you look at the cause of

male deaths, speeding and violence, and you know, you add them all up, the women's movement and the dissolution of gender roles means that you would have about five more years of life to live. This is not bad. Yeah. Who else can make that offer? And that was another phenomenal woman in history. Yes. So shout out to Gloria Steinem.

I actually had the pleasure of meeting her at a panel that I did right before I saw the play that was based on her life. They have a movie coming out about her as well. And Gloria Steinem has said, black women have always been more feminist than white women. And by the way, she is a white woman. And black women show up for white women more too

when it comes to feminism. They always go to the white feminist rallies. I don't see that energy returned for the sisters though. All right, well, we do that each and every day for Women's History Month. When we come back, positive notes. So don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy,

Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, shout out to State of the Culture for joining us this morning. Ebony K. Williams, Joe Button, Remy Martin, Jinx. That's right. My frenemy, Joe Button. Joe Button, swear I'll be thinking about him. Like, he really, Remy Martin, Jinx. That's right. My frenemy, Joe Button. Joe Button swear I'd be thinking about him. Like, he really Joe thinks that me and him are competing.

But I just feel like it's enough out here for everybody. That's just my personal opinion. And also Beatrice Dixon for joining us as well. Yes, founder of Honey Pat. Appreciate her and I'm sure right now you guys are reading a lot of news stories about what's been going on with her brand. Alright, well, Charlamagne, you got a positive note? Yeah, man and I'm sure right now you guys are reading a lot of news stories about what's been going on with her brand.

Mm-hmm. All right. Well, Charlamagne, you got a positive note? Yeah, man. I'm old school, so I still believe in God. So I just want to tell everybody out there, man. What does that mean, man, you still believe in God? A lot of people don't believe in God no more.

This new school different, okay? But I just want to tell everybody, man, give God your weakness, and he'll give you his strength, okay? God only puts us through as much as we can handle. So the people who struggle the most have been chosen by God to be the strongest. Believe that. Believe that, playboy. Believe that. Believe that. Breakfast club, bitches!

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